With the state of PV market, installers can find it more difficult to stay profitable. Inverter selection can be key to this process..
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Solar Choice PV price index: May 2016
Average solar PV system prices changed little between April and May, with the current national average sitting at about $1.66 per watt. And pricing figures for Darwin systems included for the first time.
Akamai’s network to be powered by the sun and wind
Akamai explains how it will source renewable energy for 50 per cent of its network operations – an approach that can be a model for other companies with similar small-scale, distributed operations.
A good look at the economics of solar PV and storage
Let’s remove the emotion for a minute and take a close look at the economics of the decision whether or not to get a solar PV and battery system.
Solar in half of all houses in some states, one third of business
Around half of all available homes in some states already have rooftop solar, but the percentage for businesses is much lower, despite the obvious advantages of solar during work hours.
It takes a village: Why community energy is vital to a 100% renewable Australia
The transition to 100 per cent renewables for Australia is inevitable, say the authors of a major new report. The only question is how quickly and how fairly it will be done – and that’s where community energy comes in.
Can Victoria build a new town, from scratch, off grid?
Plans to build a completely new, completely sustainable and off-grid community in Victoria’s Gippsland Lakes district are gathering momentum. But can they win the approval of state government?
Solar households now have to pay to use their own solar output
Thousands of solar households are now required to pay utilities to use the output of their own solar panels inside their own homes. And the utilities involved don’t see any problem with that.
5 reasons community-scale solar is a multi-GW market opportunity
The US solar industry has enjoyed impressive growth of late, with strong forecasts for 2016, but it’s been a bumpy ride at times, thanks to unfavorable rulings and stock-market troubles.
The truth about battery ready solar systems
Do you want your new solar system to be ‘battery ready’? First you have to know what that actually means.